Ultra Right Loses by Narrow Margin in Brazil

There's an urgent lesson to be learned here

Newly elected president Lula da Silva

The political parallels between Brazil and the United States are intriguing. The Brazilian constitution and laws remarkably mimic the ones in the United States. And, usually, political trends in the U.S. end up recreating themselves in Brazil. However, the ultra-right recent repudiation may be a harbinger of things…